Fluid measuring and dispensing apparatus



1953 R. RAMBERT FLUID MEASURING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 12, 1945 Oct. 6, 1953 R- RAMBERT 2,654,506 FLUID MEASURING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS Filed April 12, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 F. L. PHMBEZT flz orneya v Oct. 6, 1953 RAMBERT' 2,654,506

FLUID MEASURING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS Filed April 12, 1945 4 Shets-$heet 5 Oct. 6, 1953 FLUID MEASURING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS Filed April 12, 1945 4 Sheets-$heet 4 R. RAMBERT 2,654,506

v and flap vane Wherhii Patented Oct. 6, 1953 'F'I'zUiD' MEASUBING APP-ARAT Raymond Lucien :Rambert; Gnnesseyll'ance, as-

signor to S. T.

ANDI'DISPENSiNG A, M. Societe Anogyme pour Tons Apnareillages Mecaniques La. Oour-neuve; Seine, France, -a society of Fra'nee In-France :September -13, 1 9.43 see'tioh'i, PilhlilLaw s o hii st 8,1946 'Patelit expires September. 13, "1 963 2 claims. (01. tee-=19) present invention relates to theenna of the delivery of a fluid from a measuring and disiin'sing apparatus byiheahsoi a valve cooperatih with an indicating and me s ring hvi 'e. Iii the hast, a valve has beeh used for this can n61 of the delivery 'of-the hum, whih eontrol is ihdgiehdeiit bf the 'inahual 'dn'trol which is condfiteti hy the operator; The movements of this c'ontrdllin valiiehave been generally eontrolled b3? 11 ha 1'5 Valve l'ofited '6n a bypass to cenneet those fibfti'on's' of the dliveiy pipe which are placed above and below said valve.

resent i-iiikfitih '-is f artietilaily directed t6 "th-eoinbihatibn o'f this-valve with the bypass easiire'iheritand-dispensin-g" are on'dhctd fi tWo indieatihg devices, the first "a. device indiatihg theahioiifit of fluid delive'rd andtheseehdindiating the price or'cO'st of the fluid delivered. flab valve is controlled by the h'siti'oh "is ken by a "member esteem-mg with the indioatihghevie so as to a''co'm bli's'h the deli-very of the iirdterhiined aihoiiht of liqhil br fiuld which i's -slted.

ehjeet f the invention is toi arovidea measn of the byba'ss'es ating the "two in of the operator to clbse either the 'fiis'tai1d'se'e'end bipas's hcti'ia'tes pistbn hebdfierating with tl-iepr'ede ter'mmmg "rn'hafii'sin's p'e'imits the'iieliile'ry ti) "be terirnn'ate'd {when a registered amt-mm teflhs of father volume bi" 'iel' ibe Cbin'es to a herb positibia;

A further object of the invention fs 42b p i 'ovide of limitation, Since various 'Chah'ges'- th-'rii1 may be 'ma'de'by those-shined thefa'r't Without de' parting from the scope and "spirit of theiires'ent invention. I I

shown in aanrneremnemw, two bypasses "2 vane'each end of the a fiapfvalv'e. Both nap valves are actuated by one of the' two indieating devices and cocks are nrovidedtb shut one of the bypasses'andto simultaneohsly' 'open the other of the bypasses depend= ihg on whether the price or volume indicating device is selected for the control of 'thex'valve.

The apparatus includes an indicating or'registiing "device which indicates both 'in:pr iee1and volume units the-amount of liquid to'bedelivered. A'eaih in the a'rt'asa quick eam coopersites wit the indicating device for the control or the "flap valve. The "delivery is terminated when the predetermini'ng device is returned to zero by the closing oftheinain 'cbnt'rol valve. The predeter'z'nhfing "device comprises "a plurality of drums corresponc'lin'g to the different units (multiples) for pri'c'e-andthe volume, these'plurality'ofdrumsassociatedin units, tens 'of units, hundreds *bf units, etc. by means of slow cams or in plate (if the slow 'C'am'there may be used aebnibhrdvided with teeth for "the control of the -"devices and the closure of the valve. The Cdrrib means is preferred for the control of the ahovemehtionea flap vane.

in eonnec'ti n with 'thatf'mor'efd'etalled descriptie 'there'is 'shown'ihthedrawihg's, in

.'t='ig"'l1'r'es -1,:1'c'l ahd Ibdiag'i'ammatiC views partly in seetiohhi an embodim-entnf the invention; in

; Figures 2,211 and 2b diagrammatic views partly ihfs'ection of an embodiment df'theinvehti'oh.

Ih Figures L, In, -2 -ahc'l 2a "the volumetric metefi'n'g de'vice for the liquid *measurin'g'and dispensin'g "apparatus is designated by reference numeral 1 -As'show'n'in'the figures, the apparatus or the invention "comprises change "gear device 2, cooperating with means Tortheco'ntrol of the flap valves-B ande; adelive'ry pipe '3' from the meter'i, the ihain valvetl contrplling the huid'deliv'e'ry of thefahparatus, bypass 5 connecting. the portions d1 the delitier'y pipefa'bove alnd'b'elow mainvalveiid, branches-f6 and e'fb passftpnapvalves '8 and"?! for eehtrhmh'g the how in' branch'es "1i and I and a' three way (200k '11) located in the bypass T: at

the beginning of branchesfi and 'Tt'o permit the alternate 'eonn'ec'tio'n hr either one or these braghohe's ifiith thbypas'sfi, whilethehtherbypass is 'los'd.

Tn l igjires 1 ane ila *(faee view) the embodiment is ill ustratedfwherein the measuring device 01' meter"! dr'iv'e's "the two indicating devices, -the fifst hvieebeing the-"volume 'indieator H and the sb6nd the'vi'c'e being the piice 'in'd fcatOr IZ. Eae'h hf-i'Zt-rese indicating device's "comprises :a

valve being provided with,

Valve 4 (Figs. 1, 1b, 2 and 2b) is the type shown in Fig. 2 of applicants co-pending application Serial No. 598,324, now U. S. Patent No. 2,590,440. The cam l3 keeps the flap valve 9 open by means of lever IS. The flap valve closes when one end I of the lever falls into the notch of cam 13.

The valve 4 is urged into its closed position by the current of fluid in the pipe 3 (Figs. 2 and 2b). The valve 4 is fixed to a piston 11 movable in a cylindrical portion of the valve box containing the valve 4. The piston ll has a calibrated'orifice l8 communicating with its two faces; lower face of the piston rectly to the pressure of the upstream fluid is larger than the face of the valve 4 so that as soon as there is a pressure upstream of the valve 4 in the pipe 3 the resultant of forces due to such pressure upon the said face of the piston l1 and upon The H which is subjected dithe face of the valve 4 tends to open thelatten.

The pressure upon the other face of the piston l1 varies according to the value of the flow in the bypasses 5, B or 5, 1 which are open. In fact when this flow is nil (this is the case when the valves 8 and 9 are closed) the pressure upon the upper face of the piston I1 is equal to the upstream pressure and neutralizes that which is exercised upon the lower face of the piston H. In this case the multiple equipment formed by the valve 4 and the piston I1 is led into the closing position of the valve 4. When the flow in one of the bypasses 5, 6 or 5, 1 increases, the pressure of the fluid upon the upper face of the piston ll diminishes and a moment is reached where the resultant of the forces of the pressure of the fluid upon the movable elements 4, ll (pressure of the fluid upon the upper face of the valve 4 and upon the two faces of the piston ll) results in a force which is increasing. The valve 4 then opens.

Flap valves 8 and 9 (Figs. 1b and 2) are closed by the corresponding lever l6 cooperating with the cam l4. The stem of the valve 4 coacts with the stems of the valves 8 and 9 in such a way that the opening of valve 4 causes flap valves 8 and 9 to open and remain open even during the passage of levers l5 and H5 in front of the notch of cams l3 and 14, this condition is obtained as long as the operator has not reduced the delivery to less than that predetermined quantity as obtained by the partial closure of delivery pipe 3.

The operator partially clOSes delivery pipe 3 just before the appearance of the pre-selected number of units on the indicating device I l or l2 and in these indicating devices a complete rotation of cams l3 and I4 corresponds exactly to one unit. The partial closing of the pipe 3 brings about a slowing of the flow in the branch 5, 6 or 5, l which is maintained open by the valve Hi. This slowing of the flow is suflicient to increase the pressure upon the upper face of the piston ll (Figs. 1, 1b, 2 and 219) until a value is reached above that which brings about the closing of the valve 4 as explained above, but the delivery goes on at low speed through bypass 5 and branches 6 or I connected thereto in accordance with the adjustment indicated above.

The major quantity of fluid delivered is delivered at normal speed. This speed is readily observed in accordance with the number of the indicating units. It is still possible for the operator to interrupt the delivery just before the particular desired unit on the indicating device is reached. To make this interruption, the operator adjusts cock Ill so that either branch 6 (volume unit) or branch 1 (price units) are brought into play just prior to terminatingthe delivery.

When the customer asks for 10 liters of a liquid, such as gasoline, at a unit price of 3.95 francs per liter or when the customer asks for a quantity of gasoline costing 40 francs, the above adjustments are made and the precise amount requested is delivered.

In Figures 2, 2a (face view) and 2b are shown, the meter 1 which drives two predetermining devices, device 2| for volume and the other device for price, and each of these devices comprise a comb 23 or 24 respectively associated therewith. These combs open or shut flap valves 8 or 9 respectively. The closing of flap valve 8 or 9 corresponding to branch 6 or I and connected to pipe 5 causes the closure of valve 4 since the pressures upon the two faces of piston I! are equal and the fluid flow pushes valve 4 into its closing position. Thus it is possible to stop the delivery when the particular pre-selected number in terms of price or volume is actually delivered according to the position of cock H! which closes either branch 6 or 1.

The present invention may be modified in a manner which is clear to those skilled in the art without departing from the arrangement which has been described hereinabove. If more than two indicating devices are provided as many bypasses as there are indicating devices andthe principle of control as outlined above may be adapted for this construction.

Having thus disclosed the invention what is claimed is:

l. A measuring and dispensing apparatus-for fluids comprising essentially a main dispensing conduit, a measuring element, a main valve capable of closing said conduit, two by-passes by passing the main valve, a first and a second auxiliary valves capable of closing respectively the said first and second by-passes, two cam indicating mechanisms operated by said measuring element, means operated by said two mechanisms to close respectively the first and second auxiliary valves, means controlled by the operator for closing either the first by-pass or the second bypass, a piston of a larger cross section than that of the main valve integral with said main valve, one of the faces of said piston being subjected to the action of the pressure prevailing above the main valve, which action tends to open the latter while the other face is subjected to the action of the pressure at a point, of the said by-passes located upon the above said first and second auxiliary valves, the action of the pressure upon this latter face tending to close the main valve and bring about the closureof the latter when the flow from the by-passes falls below a maximum value and the opening of said valve when the flow fromv said by-passes is above such maximum value and a closing valve placed upon the main dispensing.

conduit below the main valve controlled by the operator and capable of closing partially said main conduit and to reduce in such position the flow in the first andsecond by-passes below the above said maximum value which will bring about 7 the closing of the main valve.

2. A measuring and dispensing apparatus for fluids comprising essentially a main dispensing conduit, a measuring element, a main valve capable of closing said conduit, two by-passes by passing the main valve, a first and a second auxiliary valves capable of closing respectively the said first and second by-passes, two comb predetermining mechanisms operated by said measuring element, means operated by said comb predeterminating mechanisms in order to close re-;

desired, there will be spectively the first and second auxiliary valves, means controlled by the operator for closing either said first by-pass or second by-pass a piston of a larger cross section than that of the main valve integral with said main valve, one of the faces of said piston being subjected to the action of the pressure prevailing above the main valve, which action tends to open the latter while the other face is subjected to the action of the pressure at a point of the said by-passes located upon the above said first and second auxiliary valves. the action of the pressure upon this latter face tending to close the main valve and bring about the closure of the latter when the flow from the by-passes falls below a maximum value and the opening of said valve when the flow from said bypasses is above such maximum value and a closing valve placed upon the main dispensing conduit below the main valve controlled by the oper- RAYMOND LUCIEN RAMBERT.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Lawson Aug. 12, 1930 Bechtold July 19, 1932 Fraser June 13, 1939 Hazard Jan. '7, 1941 Berck July 14, 1942 Fraser Nov, 17, 1942 Mangan Dec. 15, 1942 

